theory of ageing

collocation in English

meaningsoftheoryandageing

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theory
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈθɪə.ri/us
/ˈθɪr.i/
a formal statement of the rules on which a subject of study is based or of ideas that are suggested to explain a fact or event or, more generally, an opinion ...
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ageing
adjective
uk
/ˈeɪ.dʒɪŋ/us
/ˈeɪ.dʒɪŋ/
relating to ...
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(Definition oftheoryandageingfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Theoryofageingand cognitive theory of personality.
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The continuitytheoryofageingembodies some of these principles.
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Propositions for a sociologicaltheoryofageingand the family.
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The results are discussed from the point of view of the activitytheoryofageing.
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The evolutionarytheoryofageingmight seem to imply the universality of ageing.
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Patterns of age-specific means and genetic variances of mortality rates predicted by the mutation-accumulationtheoryofageing.
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To summarise, the activitytheoryofageingcontends that involvement in activity positively contributes to a sense of personal wellbeing among older people.
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Without a theory of goals a behaviouraltheoryofageingwill fail to yield specific hypotheses, or will lead to ad hoc assumptions on goals.
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All advance a positive and preventive stance, counter to the prescriptive use of the ' disengagement 'theoryofageing, but the nuances and implications of each term differ.
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But this idea is in contradiction with the evolutionary basedtheoryofageing.
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Molecules that contain heavier isotopes are less prone to destructive effect of free radicals (which is the key point of the free-radicaltheoryofageing).
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